Biteable vs Placeit

Biteable and Placeit side by side, as of September 2026: what each one costs, what it's made for, and when smooth.video, a free animation tool that runs in your browser with no account, does the job instead.

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Biteable vs Placeit at a glance

BiteablePlaceitsmooth.video
PriceFrom US$15 a month billed yearly, or US$29 billed monthlySingle purchases, or a subscription from US$89.69 a yearFree, no paid plan
FormatsMP4MP4 for videos, PNG for designsMP4, GIF, WebM, PNG, JPG, WebP

As of September 2026. Plans change, so check those of Biteable and Placeit before you decide.

Biteable

Free option
A 7-day trial: watermarked, no MP4 download
Account
Required
Export resolution
HD on Pro, 4K on Premium
How you build
Animated scenes, from a script or in the editor
AI voices, avatars, automatic captions
Yes
Video hosting and viewer analytics
Yes

When Biteable fits better

You write a script and want a video built from it, need AI voices, avatars or captions, or want to host the video and see who watched it. smooth.video does none of those.

Biteable vs smooth.video

Placeit

Watermark
On previews, until you buy
What you can change
Text, colours, images and music in the template
Product mockups and logo generator
Yes

When Placeit fits better

You sell merch and need photo mockups of your designs on shirts, mugs and phones, or want a logo generated for you along with matching assets. smooth.video only animates.

Placeit vs smooth.video

When smooth.video fits better

You want to download a short animated video today without a subscription, and you'd rather set the motion yourself than start from a script.

You need one intro or logo animation rather than a subscription, want it to move your way, or need it on a transparent background.

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Questions

Can a video be made from my script?
Not by smooth.video itself, but its project format is published at smooth.video/llms.txt. Give it to ChatGPT, Claude or another assistant along with your script, and open the file it writes in the editor.
Can I add captions?
Yes, as text elements you place on the timeline. There's no automatic transcription.
Is there a watermark?
No, and every download is free.
Can I use my own logo?
Yes. Import it as an image, remove its background in one click if it has one, and animate it.
Does smooth.video make mockups?
No. It animates: intros, logo reveals, titles and social posts. For product mockups, Placeit is the better tool.